Dover - Calais Irish Ferries any good (and do you have a discount code)

[sparkplug]

Looking to nip over to the hexagon on a ferry next month and was shopping around

Irish Ferries currently coming up the cheapest.

I've never used them. Are they cheap for a (bad) reason or are they just the same as P&O/DFDS?

Also, if someone knows a code that could save me some money (I've no idea where people get these from ) then I'm not going to be upset if someone shares one with me

Suppose I've got to figure out all the App stuff and proving I've been jabbed I've not crossed a border since all of that came into force. At least I don't have to do a test before travelling now. That's something.

 

[Chieftain]

Used Irish Ferries Dover Calais. It’s fine. Food miles better than P&O and DFDS.

 

[wessie]

they have no dates after the end of April so will they quit the Dover-Calais service in May?

they don't seem that cheap, £40 one way compared to the tunnel and there is only a ferry every 2 hours, so a PITA compared to the flexibility of "rock up when you feel like it and get on the next train probably in half an hour"

 

[squibb34]

Seems IF are committed to expanding the Dover-Calais services, having just acquired a further ferry for the route .......... https://www.niferry.co.uk/irish-ferries-new-dover-calais-vessel-arrives-in-denmark-for-overhaul/

Perfectly OK when I've used them on the Irish Sea crossing - food/drink a tad expensive, but that's become the norm these days.

 

[sparkplug]

Cheaper for a van with a flexi ticket by about £40.

Not a massive saving, but still worth having.

I'd not heard of IF - thanks squibb34, I will check them out